Help with permaculture project at the Pyrenees, the south of France

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  Description

  Welcome at our place. Our farmhouse from 1680 is situated on a hill top next to a forest on 9 Acres. We are setting up the property in a permaculture way; organic with raised beds, we want to construct a crater-garden, a wapity greenhouse, natural pool a food forest and some cabins/tree-houses. We are restoring the house in the traditional/green way, use reclaimed oak and chestnut beams and carved stones from an old ruin and work with lime, stone, clay and insulation from natural materials. We love our work, vegetarian food, and jamming around the fire pit. Activities include: green building, organic vegetable garden, greenhouse and forestry. We are a family with two children, 3 cats, a dog, bats on the attics,and badgers, dear and plenty of birds in the forest. We enjoy our time with wwoofers!
  Recreation: Pyrenees mountains, ocean beach, swimming in rivers.
  We speak French, English, Dutch, German and some Italian.
  please come and go during the weekends, but if that's difficult let us know ;)
  
  
  We started theproject in the spring of 2016.
  
  
  Bienvenue. Notre ferme de 1680 est située sur une colline au bord de la forêt sur 3,5 hectares. Nous aménageons la propriété de manière permaculture; biologique, des plates-bandes surélevés, nous voulons faire un jardin cratère et une forêt comestible, une piscine naturelle, une serre wapiti, et des cabanes (perchées). Nous restaurons la maison de manière traditionnelle / écologique et utilisons des poutres de chêne et de châtaigner et pierres taillées récupérées d'une ancienne ruine. On utilise de la chaux, de la pierre, de l'argile et de l'isolation naturel.. Nous aimons notre travail, la nourriture végétarienne et Faire un bœuf autour du feu de camp. Les activités comprennent: l'écoconstruction, le potager bio et la foresterie. Nous sommes une famille avec deux enfants, 2 chats, un chien, des poules, des chauves-souris sur les greniers, des blairots, chevreuils et plein d'oiseaux plein dans le bois ;) et nous apprécions notre temps avec les wwoofeurs!
  Loisirs: Pyrénées, plage de l'océan, baignade dans des rivières. Nous parlons français, anglais, néerlandais et allemand avec notion d'italien.
  on préfère que vous viennent et partent dans les week-ends, mais si c'est difficile, laisse nous savoir

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  General Maintenance
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  organic gardening, permaculture, green building, forestry, languages, music & culture

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  permaculture; garden & forest, DIY but if you have more motivation than skills it's fine too, you will learn as we go ;)

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  German: Fluent
  English: Fluent
  French: Fluent
  Dutch: Fluent
  Italian: Intermediate

  This host offers a language exchange
  This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
  You can contact them directly for more information.
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  Accommodation

  mobile home.
  
  we provide food

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  What else ...

  Pyrenees mountains, ocean beach, swimming in a river, culture of the city of Pau and the department Pyrennees atlantique.
  we have a trampoline, table tennis, badminton and games.
  there is a bus going from the Pau railway station to Monein.
  we prefer that you arrive and leave during the weekends :)

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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